Detachable horseshoe.



'PATENTED JULY 14,-190 s. 11. SGULLY.- ,DBTAGHABLE HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION run we. 7. 1907.

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, which is sim UNITED s'TArns PATENTOFFICE.

THOMAS 'P. scULLY, OF ROME, NEW YORK.

DETACHAZBLE HORSESHOE.

Specificatibn of Letters Patent.

Patented 'July 14, 1908.

Application -flled August 7, 1907. Serial llo. 887,483..

Be itknown that I, THoMAs P. SoULLY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Rome, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented a. new and Improved Detachable Horseshoe, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a newand improved detachable. horse shoe, 1e and durable in construction, andarrange to preserve the-animals hoof to I the fullest extent,.and to permit of conven similar characters of reference iently placing the wearing member in posi tion on a permanent member or for removing the Wearing member of the horse shoe when thecalks are dull or worn out or broken, to

the calks and replacing V eing removed; Fig. 2. is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the improvement as applied section of the improvement on theline 4-4 of Fig. 2.

-. The detachable horse shoe consists essentially of two superimposed members A. and B,'simulating an ordinary horse shoe in both.

form and'efl'ect, the upper orpermanent mem vber A being secured 1n the usual manner by nails C, to the under-side of the animals hoof,

D, While the lower or wearing member B is preferably provided at theunder'side with a toe calk'E and heel calks F. The lowermember B is removably attached to the'up er member A by interlocking devices locate V at pose the'toe of the upper,permanent member portion t up er, permanent member Aare provided aperturesI and longitudinally extend-' slots I leading from t the toe and heel portions, and for this-pun A is provided-with an-aperture G ada ted to be engaged by a hook H secured 'or on the to of the wearing member B at thetoe iereof. The heel portions of "the wit e terminals of. the

ment described the heel portions of the m'anent member A are split-lengthwise, to

; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the,

i re laced by a new one. Wearing member, and Fig. 4 1s a transverse v lace the wearing member B in position on t e permanent member A, the

heel portions to a distance forward beyond the apertures I, to intersect the same, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1. By the arrangeperform retaining devices for. studs J ,secured or f ormedmon the top of the heel portions of the lower or wearing member B. The studsJ the under sides of the. aperare headed and tures I are countersunk, to permit the heads of the studs J to readily engage the apertures I' and.,to'-pass through the same until the on the tep surfaces of the heel portions of' the upper permanent member A, as plainly indicated ingsFig. 4. I

By reference to Figs. 1 and 2, it Will'be seen that gthe heel portions of the membersA and BeXtend' be that the heads of the studs J do not interfere yond the animals hoof, so

with the animals hoof D. The toe of the animals hoof D is provided with a recess D, to readilyaccommodate the top-of the hook H when the latter is engaged with the aperture G, as indicated in Fig. 2.- 1 4 It is understood that by the arrangement described the member cured to the hoof D, while.

her A, and hence when the wearing member B is worn 'outor broken it can be readily reheads of-the'studs rest with their undersides A is permanently :set e member B i s. removably attached to thepe'rmanent mm:

moved from the permanent member A and 11 order to operator first engages the hook H with the ap-, erture G and then swings the wearin mem ber B upward and forces the studs J t on h the apertures I, it being understood that t e split members of the heel portions will readily yield owing to their ownresiliency, and as soon as the studs 'have'reached the uppersurfaces of the heel members are closed to securely hold the member A is by their own resiliency,

overgrows the said ermanentmember. The wearing member cani-bereadily removed byfirst prying the portions open with p of disengaging the studs J from the apertures I, after-which the member 3' is swung down to disengage the'hook H from the a"p* studs J ,in place. The. practically permanently at- ;tached to the annnals'hoof and needs onl removal at long intervals, that is, when the id portions, then the split oof split members of the heel I a -suitable tool to allow I erture G. The calks of the'weari ng member- B can be placed-in position on the permanent member A.

Having thus described my invention, 1

claim as new and desire to secure by'Letters Patent:

1. A horseshoe, comprising superimposed members, of which the upper member is for attachment to. the under side of the anim als hoof and is provided at the toe with a toe aperture, the heel portions of the said upper member being formed into s n'ing members, the lower member having a hook at the toe for engagement with the said. toe aperture and the heel portions of the said lower member' havingstuds for engagement with the said spring members.

2. A horseshoe, comprising superimposed members simulating an ordinary horse shoe, the upper member being for permanent attachment to the under side of the animals hoof, the heel portions and the toe portions of the said members having interlocking means for removably securing the lower member in position on the upper member, the-interlocking means at the toe portions consisting of a hook on one member engaging anaperture in the other member, and the interlocking means at heel portions con sisting of studs on one ire-ember engaging spring retaining-means on the other mem her.

3. horseshoe, comprising superimposed members of which the upper member is for attachment to the underside of theanimals hoof and isprovided at the toe with a toe aperture, the heel portions of the said upper member being provided with vertical apertures and longitudinal slots, said slots leading from the terminals of the heel portions and interssniing the apertures, the said lower member having a hook at the toe for engagement with the said toe aperture, and

In a' the heel portions of the said lower member having studs for engagement with the said heel apertures 4. A horseshoe, comprising supcrin'lposcd members, of which the upper member is for attachment to the under side of the animals hoof, and is provided at the toe with a toe aperture, the heel portions of the said upper member being provided with vertical apcrtures and longitudinal slots, said slots leading from the terminals of the heel portions and intersecting the apertures, the said lower member having a hook at the toe for engagement with the said too aperture, and the heel portions of the said lower member haring studs for engagement with the said heel apertures, the latter being countersunk at the bottom for the ready entrance of the heads of the said studs.

5. A horseshoe, comprising an upper mcnrber adapted to be secured to the animuls hoof and provided at its heel portions with spring jaws, a lower member having at its heel portions headed studs adapted to be engaged by the aws of the upper member, and means for detachably securing the toe portions of the members together.

6. A horseshoe, comprising an upper member adapted to be secured to the animals hoof and provided at its heel portions with apertures and longitudinal slots, said slots leading from the terminals of said heel portions and intersecting the apertures thereof, a lower memberprovided on its upper face at the heel portions with headed stur s adapted to enter the apertures of the upper member, and means for detachably securing the toe portions of the members together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, Tl-IOS. l. SCUIJLY.

Witnesses M. H. Pownns, W. J. Pownns. 

